The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-07-22

furnaces doing hi whols duty. No.
body thanked the engineer, but God
recognised his heroism and his CON.
tinusnce and his fidelity, and there
will be just a. high reward for the
engineer who worked out OF sight, a.
tor the captain who stood on the bridge
Of the ship in the midst Of the bowling
tempest.
THE STRUGGLE FOR EDUCATION.
There are said to be about $1,000
ministers Of religion in this country.
About $4,000 Warrant came from
early homes which mad to struggle for
the n%ecessaries Of life. The sons Of
rich bankers and merchants generally
become rich bankers and merchants.
The most of those who become minis
tiers are the IONS Of those who had ter
rifle struggles to get their every day
bread. The collegiate and theological
education OF that son took every luxury
from the parental table for eight years.
The other children we're more scantily
apparelled. The son at college every
! tile while got o bundle from home. In
1t were the socks that mother had knit.
sitting up late at night, her sight not
as good as once it was. Aud there
also were some delicacies from the sis
ter's hand for the voracious appetite of
a hungry student. The father swung
the heavy cradle through the wheat,
the sweat rolling from his chin bedew-
ing every step Of the way, and then
sitting down under tho cherry tree at
noon thinking to himself: 81 am fear
fully tired, but it will pay IL I can once
see that boy through college, and il I
NJ know that he will be preaching the
gospel after I am dead" The younger
children want to know why they can't
have this and that as others do, and
the mother says. BE patient, my
children. until your brother graduates,
and then you shall have more luxuries,
but We must see that boy through"
The years go by, and the son has
been ordained and is preaching the
glorious Gospel, and a great revival
comes, and souls by scores and hum
dreds accept the Gospel from the lips
of that young preacher, and father and
mother, quite old now, are visiting the
son at the village parsonage. and at
the close of II Sabbath of mighty bless
ing, father and mother retire to their
room, the son lighting the way and
asking them if he can do anything to
make them moro comfortable, saying
if they want anything in the night just
To knock on the wall. And then, all
alore, father and mother talk over the
gracious Influences of the day, and
say: "Nc ell it was worth all We went
through to educate that boy. 1t was a
hard pull, but we held on till the work
was dsnc. The world may not know
it, but, mother, we held the rope, didn't
we?' And the voice. tremulous with
Joyful emotion, responds: Eyes, father,
we held the rope. I feel my work is
done. Now, Lord, lcttest thou thy
servant depart IN peace, for mine eyes
have seen thy salvation" "Pshaww
says the father, 81 never felt SO much
like living in my life as now. 1 want
tosee what that fellow is going on to
do, he has begun so WE'LL"
A PERSONAL ALLUsION.
Something occurs to me quite per-
sonal. l was the youngest of Il large
family of children. My parents were
neither rich MOI poor; four of the sons
wanted collegiate education. and four
obtained it. but not without great home
struggle. We never heard the old
people say once that they were denying
themselves to effect this, but | remem-
Der nov that my parents always looked
tired. 1 don't think they ever got
rested until they lay down in the
Somervillc cemetery. Mother would
sit down in the evening and say:
s.Well, 1 don't know what makes me
feel so tired!' Father would fall inn
mcdiately to sleep, seated by the even
ing stand, overcome with the days
fatigues. One of the four brothers,
after preaching the gospel for about
fifty years, entered upon his heavenly
rest. Another of the four is now on
the other side Of the earth, a missionary
of the cross. Two of US are in this
land in the holy ministry, and 1 think
all of us are willing to ac acknowledge our
obligation to the old folks at home.
About t%wcnty-one years ago the one,
and about twenty-tbree years ago the
other, put down the burdens of this
life, but they still hold the rope.
HELPFUL INFLUENCES NOT AcKNowL-
EDGED.
o men and women here assembled,
you brag sometimes how you have
fought your way in the world, but
think there have been helpful influences
that you have never fully acknowl.
edged. Has there not been some in.
tluencc in your early or present home
that the world cannot see? Does there
rot reach to you from among the New
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